Loving being in your own skin can be difficult when you feel it acting up more often than not. Whether you’re suffering from dry, itchy patches or occasional zits, skin issues are not just annoying to combat, but they can also make you more self-conscious.
Fortunately, there are all-natural, home remedies that can help relieve a wide range of topical skin woes. But it’s worth keeping in mind that a professional opinion or product is generally still the best solution to particular skin conditions.
Here are six all-natural ingredients that can be beneficial as topical remedies and soothing relief for common skin ailments. These holistic skin solutions use natural ingredients you already know of.
Get Salty with Epsom Salt
This simple ingredient is anti-inflammatory and soothes irritation, and dehydration, and smoothes rough patches to soften and even out skin. This can be a wonderful elixir for the next time you want to scrub or bathe as Epsom salt is rich in magnesium, which plays a significant role in more than 300 enzymatic and metabolic functions in your body like the regulation of blood pressure and immune support.
It can also eliminate toxins and ease muscle tension, and by mixing it with essential oils, it will do everything your skin needs: exfoliation, hydration, moisturization, and sealing.
If you want to make yourself a bath with Epsom salt, add a cup of warm water and enjoy the soak once or twice a week. To make a scrub, mix up 1/4 quarter cup of olive oil with five drops of essential lavender oil, three teaspoons of Epsom salt, and one teaspoon (roughly two tea bags’ worth) of green tea in a bowl or jar. Blend the ingredients until they turn into a paste, and add more Epsom salt or olive oil as you go to your preference. Massage the paste gently across your skin after dampening it, but remember to avoid your face.
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Treat Your Skin with Green Tea
Green tea is abundant in its benefits, such as aging, and inflammation, its gentleness and calming nature on your skin, and its epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) that can function as an antioxidant, and natural sunscreen due to its photoprotective impact. Green tea is also an ingredient in many treatments for keratosis pilaris. However, while it may be great for a little extra sun protection, green tea should be used as a replacement for actual sunscreen.
Create a simple toner to treat eye puffiness at any time. Combine 1/4 cup of well-steeped green tea with 1/4 cup of witch hazel (can be found at the vast majority of local pharmacies). If you want, you can also add 1/2 cup of rosewater. Put it all inside a spray bottle and keep it in your fridge to cool it for 10 to 14 days.
Hone In On Honey
If honey is fantastic for Mother Nature, why wouldn’t it be for us? It’s got its perks, like antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits, as well as antiviral and antifungal, which means it can not only combat inflammation, but also quicken the skin’s